The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-08

a,,.grseros, April THE following
'.aanopdsnce fully explains itself;
ooffS'p'A SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.
T. n. Cooley, Chairman;
ur,ostion is before us in COM
lFI with the Suez canal roGse ior
P e.tnSss with China and japan I Wnetner
ol'l aan make competing prices thr9ugn
We ES1snanfic ports at less rates tnan Iocal
TO Au sIboroed. say from San francisco
rates Cn V6rk, the line from China and
70 rev sing a continuous one, IN con
Japan lit nth the Central Pacific and
AectOlp " railways. The question
Unioa be Fore us of making in competi..
Is aiSO ,i PS- the Cape Horn IL lsthmus Of
non w Railroad, rates that permit
Pansm", hetWeen San Francisco and
snlpm ItiO norts. those rates, in order to
Atl at |CSompetition, being necessarily
NEE. t U.s. . Longer distance than those
owe .a ~ for a shorter, and far below
cnals1 md he a reasonable rate for the
VIVA: 49, usTformed. We construe the
seLv tS section Of the Interstate COM
louL cn T oct practically to be, in sub
meIoe ~ tho application to interstate
stance a-c az of the common law
principle that the shipper may may
avaiI himself OF the competltion
onS d- that 8 less rate may be charged Tor
longer than shorter distance, pro-
viiins more could not be obtained. II
the right of competition IS recognized
as bsfween the carrier and shipper, our
Carrying 90 business will not be inter
rnntsd hut otherwise We shall be un-
obie To compete for the Chinese and
Tsnanese trade with the Suez Canal, and
also unable to compete with the water
rontes by Panama and Cape Horn for
business originating in California. We
swat your construction.
LELAND STANFORD,
President Southern Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, April It'll, 1887.
Leland Stanford:
Applications to the commission Tor
special exceptions under the inter state
commerce law can only be granted alter
investigation into the facts is verified,
the petition setting forth the ground OF
the application which should be pre-
sentei. T. NJ. COOLEY,
Chairman.
SAN FRAECIsco, APRIL 5, 1887.
T. h. Cooley:
We don't ask for a ruling upon a
special case, but s construction of Sec
ton !, as all business between the Pacific
and Atlantic ports is governed by COM
petition; business from tie ports of
China snd Japan across the continent
TO Atlantic ports is governed by COM
petition, and the agents in China and
Japan 10 obtain business meet the rates
10 meet the competition of the SueZ.
One Of the Oriental and Occidental
COmpsny's ships will arrive in a few
days with cargo mostly for points east
Of the Rocky Mountains. II the rates
established by the other companies are
maintained, the contracts made for
shipments cannot be carried out. All
the through business of the over
land lines is involved, and
ye. cannot accept and despatch
freight except upon general
ruling applicable to all business. The
question arises upon every ton OF
height offered for shipment, and
pFscaea-y We find ourselves unable to
40 through business. You will see,
MeEelo,e that special ruling or ex-
Oepnun Til not meet the case, as it
arises upon every ton of freight offered
LELAND STANFORD.
WASHINGTON, April I.
LsA1la Stafford: $ g
me commission were under no mis-
~. ItP;IH11eAenslon regarding the facts. They
s sal. COG that if, rather than take the
t;1aSIpohsiolnty OF your own construc-
.ion, you call for authoritative action,
T NE Ease must be formally presented BY
'''''-r and then Investigated by them
7. NJ. COOLEY,
Chairman.
" AS.s.-N,GToN, April THE annIica-
~b ~ =. tHe steamship lines and mer.
;iaaa : = O !, Boston TO authorize trunk
mes OF the railroad from Chicaeo tc
oo1toh 10 continue export trade on the
zane p4Sis as heretofore. giving coma
. ss WIN New York on III merc6sn-
Clss exported, has been rafarreS r.
77I.l-- missioner Walker for Investigation
:, -'5 ~ CoulnlSSion will take 6 recess from
..JE-;l5y until Friday next week durine
-a-CI lime Commissioner Walter vii
Ter 1'ne mo the mat
Heavy Land s1i5